it's a world where you win for taking the risk, you win for speaking up, revelling in all the hoo-ha
while the busybody onlookers erupt with boos and jeers
i'll just seal my lips, cover my ears, shut my eyes
and pretend that i know nothing... how i wish!

we're caught between the gears
that operate this community like clockwork
the solution that somebody came up with isn't helpful in the least
we just allow ourselves to be whittled away until we all get crushed

it's a world where you win for taking the risk, you win for speaking up, revelling in all the hoo-ha
while the shrews fall right into the trap
i'll just brace myself, hold my breath, shut my eyes
and make myself disappear from here now... how i wish!

but society is merciless, ever in a wretchedness, flames burning relentless
everybody dancing with masks over their faces
it's a world where you win for taking the risk, you win for speaking up, revelling in all the hoo-ha
while the busybody onlookers erupt with boos and jeers
i'll just seal my lips, cover my ears, shut my eyes
and pretend that i know nothing... how i wish!